Oil giant Shell has invested £1million in a programme aimed at helping address the UK’s critical shortage of scientists and engineers.
The Perkins Review of Engineering Skills, published last year, called for urgent action from employers to address this shortage.
Shell’s three-year funding, which has been invested in the Tomorrow’s Engineer’s Programme, will enable the programme to expand into more than 500 new schools across the UK.
Shell has contracted offshore technology provider Enhanced Drilling to conduct a survey on its EC-Drill – a managed pressure drilling (MPD) technology system.
Offshore technology provider JDR has landed a North Sea contract.
JDR will be responsible for the design and manufacture of a hybrid power steel umbilical from Wintershall Noorzdee B.V.
Technology and skills provider Atlas Knowledge has created a system to manage and track the competence of employees in the oil and gas industry.
The Competency Assurance Management System (CAMS) was developed with expertise from a industry advisory group of 100 people.
The next generation of the oil and gas industry are ready to reach new career heights after an action-packed first week with Petrofac's Offshore Projects & Operations (OPO) business in Aberdeen.
The next generation of scientists and engineers could be encouraged and nurtured at a new centre in Aberdeen.
Technology company 3M has opened a Customer Engagement Centre (CEC) in Altens which has been created to help develop innovative ideas across the oil and gas sector.
The European Union is investing one billion euros into commercialising a new material that they believe could change the world.
Graphene – which is as thin as paper but as strong as steel – could revolutionise technology and have a major impact on aging oil and gas installations.
A group of scientists from South Korea have converted used-cigarette butts into a high-performing material that could be integrated into computers, handheld devices, electrical vehicles and wind turbines to store energy.
Swire Oilfield Services has roped in the expertise of military logistics professionals and the retail sector to create a sophisticated tracking device aimed at alleviating the issues of a stretched supply chain.
Aberdeen’s Mintra Training Portal – one of Europe’s largest providers of learning, training and competency services to the oil and gas industry – has clinched a £1million contract as the firm moves into the Asian market.